The group went back to the front of the renewed factory. Two humvees now awaited them. The driver gestures at Cook the admiral replies with a little weave.
“Are we free to go, admiral?”
“Just one more stop, Jonh.”
“It’s just that my son might be hungry.”
“There is a dinner nearby where we are going. Can he wait?”
*rumbling stomach*
Cook Looks for the source of the noise.
“Is It lunch yet, mister Cook?”
“Just wait a bit, Kid. But I assure you have a nice lunch…..Can you hang on a little bit?”
“……Ok.”
*enters vehicle*
*vrooom*
The blazing dragons, now in a proper vehicle, were scourted away from the outskirts of the town to the docks facing the great lakes. The structures stick out from the rusty and abandoned buldings surrounding the place. Almost as If they were constructed recently.
The sound of banging metal and shouting from the workers could be heard from miles away. of Medium size boat frames were being produced by the engineers and tecnicians. Before even hitting the water the new vessels were armed to the teeth with machine guns and some even with rocket pods attatched to It.
*opens door*
“Welcome to the docks boys.”
Jonh, Sam, Mike and Carol looked with a confused face to the structures. They were familiar with the city but they never saw structures as big as that back in the old days.
“Are thouses brand new?”
“Yes, the goverment feared an attack from the great lakes so they built It some docks that could produce and maintain a fleet in the lakes.”
“Good. I was worried that I got some kind of amenesia or something like that.”
“So, with no futher a do. Can you follow me?”
“Sure.”
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Cook lead the way into a hangar nearby. The place was connect to the lake through a channel leaving It’s back almost completely open.
Inside the crew and workers all salute Cook as he walks towards the vessels stationed on the back of the hangar.
“So this is your company?”
“Kinda but think It more like a patrol team than an actual company, Mike.”
“Why is that? Are they spare part?”
“Unfortunely yes. They all come from different companies and platoons. So we don’t have a solid cohesion in this unit. Some are recruits others are veterans. Some are privates others are sargents.”
“Huh, What a pain in the ass.”
“We work with what we have, Mike.”
Cooks approuches one of the workers working on a ship and ask If they could go inside. The worker tells them to wait a moment as he goes inside to talk to his superior. But It was not long till he gave the group a thumbs up.
“Well…..All aboard.”
*step step step*
The boat was built like some what reinforced patrol boat. Cook took his time to analise the whole thing and check If they were doing a good job.
*bang bang*
“You think this can handle a shot, Cook?”
“They are not meant to be hit in the first place, Mike.”
“How so?”
“They are very agile so we cut down on armouring.”
“Yeah and you think a whole platoon is not going to slow down the boats?”
“We already have made the calculations a few pound more is not going to slow us down.”
While the two discussed about the structure of the boat Cook notices that Owen was a little scared.
“Is something wrong, kid?”
“…….I don’t like…..”
Cook interupts his conversation with Mike and goes to talk with the little boy.
“What you don’t like?”
“The ground…….It goes back and forth……makes me dizzy, mister Cook.”
“I see.”
“Hey Carol and Jonh. Do you have a moment?”
The couple was resting against the metal frame is suddenly called by the supervisor. Thinking that something might have happened they quickly answer the call. As they turned the conner they saw Cook kneel down comforting the little boy. His mother was quick to go and take Cook’s place.
*caresss*
“What happened, sweethearth.”
“…..Little dizzy….”
“Want mommy to hold you?”
*nods head*
*pick ups*
“Something happened, Cook?”
“You son…..He says he does’nt feel well in here.”
“I know……That’s why I was worried about the whole operation.”
“Did he had any bad experience with boats or something?”
“Something like that. Remember when you find us in that bay?”
“Of course.”
“We have beem in a boat for about half a day before that. Although we just hugged the coast the wave were pretty rough with us.”
“So you think he might had some trauma with that?”
“Yes.”
“Ok thanks for the heads up. I will think of something.”
Jonh leaves the man alone to think. The father then takes his wife and kid back to the outside the dragon too followed them. Cook keeps the concerns of Jonh on the back of his mind for now and goes back to talk to Mike.
As the family set foot on dry land Owen started to go back to normal again.
“Mommy, Can you put me down?”
“Are feeling better?”
“Yes.”
“Ok then…..”
*puts down*
The boy slowly tries to walk again still dizzy he fumbles around a little his parents keeping eye on him for the whole time. But in a few moments the boy was back to normal as If nothing had happened. His curiosity returned to him and the fear fading away he starts to explore the docks.
“You were worried about this, honey?”
“Yes and the whole mission in general.”
“I think I will be assinged to there to.”
“Why is that?”
“Suzan and I have beem exchanging papers and now……I’am kinda her right arm.”
“Hummmm……”
“But I can refuse If you wa-”
*hugs*
“Don’t worry……I will protect you and Owenno matter what.”
*blushes*
“Thanks dear.”
Few minutes goes by before Cook, Sam, Mike, Cris and Suzan exit the boat to meet with the family once again. Mike and Cris were giving advice to Cook to better the boat and some strategies for the upcoming campaign.
*stomach rumbling*
“So as promissed I will take you to a nice restaurant. Just follow me.”
“Aye, Admiral.”
“Finally I’am fucking starving.”
“Lunch!!!! Lunch!!!!”
Cook takes them to the other side of street where a small restaurant was located.
*opens door*
*ding ding*
An man comes out from a door behind the counter. The place was little cram and had only three table but in a some kind of way It was cozy.
“Brought the whole family, Cook?”
“No they are my body guards……And they had done a fine duty so I must feed them well. Give me two deep dish pizzas.”
“Right away.”
They join two tables together before sitting down. The smell of pizza impregnated the place making them even more hungry.
A waitress come out of the smale door the man enter and goes to their table.
“Any side dishes or beverages?”
“A cola.”
“3 beers.”
“Soda.”
“Ok I will get thouses right away.”
In a few minutes the pizza and the beverages came. They gourgered themselves with the food and drinks leaving a big bill for Cook to pay. And with the lunch over they all went back to the hotel belly full.